Clinical exacerbation of SARS-CoV2 infection after fingolimod withdrawal.
Victor Gomez-MayordomoPaloma Montero-EscribanoJordi A Matias-GuiuNuria González-GarcíaJesús Porta-EtessamJorge Matías-GuiuPublished in: Journal of medical virology (2020)
The role of disease-modifying therapies in patients with autoimmune disorders during severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV2) infection is controversial. Immunocompromised patients could have a more severe coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) due to the absence of an adequate immune response against the SARS-CoV-2. However, therapies that act on immune response could play a protective role by dampening the cytokine-release syndrome. Fingolimod is a drug used for immune therapy in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) through the sequestration of activated lymphocytes in the lymph nodes. We report the case of a 57-year-old man with relapsing-remitting MS treated with fingolimod that showed a reactivation of COVID-19 with signs of hyperinflammation syndrome after fingolimod withdrawal. Our case suggests that discontinuation of fingolimod during COVID-19 could imply a worsening of SARS-CoV2 infection.
Keyphrases
- multiple sclerosis
- respiratory syndrome coronavirus
- coronavirus disease
- sars cov
- immune response
- lymph node
- end stage renal disease
- newly diagnosed
- chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
- chronic kidney disease
- ejection fraction
- prognostic factors
- peritoneal dialysis
- stem cells
- toll like receptor
- early stage
- drug induced
- patient reported outcomes
- rheumatoid arthritis
- respiratory failure